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Michael Sam to compete on dance show
Former NFL player Michael Sam will compete on ‘Dancing with the Stars.’ (Photo by Marcus Qwertyus; courtesy Wikimedia Commons). LOS ANGELES — The first openly gay man drafted into the National Football...
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The business of performing at Pride
Icona Pop perform at the 2013 Capital Pride Festival. (Washington Blade file photo by Tyler Grigsby) When asked why she made Pittsburgh the site of her first Pride appearance in 2012 as opposed to a...
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Inside perspectives
Kerry Eleveld, on left, says LGBT progress in recent years has been so important, she had to chronicle it. Mark Segal says colleagues urged him to share his first-hand experiences of early gay history....
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SPRING ARTS 2016: concerts
DJ/producer Diplo plays EchoStage in June. (Photo courtesy MokiMedia) Club icon David Guetta will be doing a set at EchoStage (2135 Queens Chapel Rd., N.E.) on Friday, March 4. On Saturday, March 5,...
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Patti LaBelle opens up about why Luther Vandross never came out
(Screenshot via YouTube.) Patti LaBelle got candid about her good friend Luther Vandross’ sexuality during an interview on “Watch What Happens Live” on Tuesday. LaBelle shares how she first met the...
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SPRING ARTS 2018 CONCERTS: Todrick, Meshell, Lorde, k.d. oh — and Britney...
Kylie Minogue’s new album ‘Golden’ is slated for an April release. (Photo courtesy BMG) Washington boasts some of the best music venues in the country and there’s no shortage of fabulous concerts to...
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SPRING ARTS 2018 CONCERTS: Todrick, Meshell, Lorde, k.d. oh — and Britney...
Singers coming to the region this spring include Ani DiFranco, Brandi Carlile, Justin Timberlake and Lorde. (DiFranco photo courtesy of Righteous Babe Records; Carlile photo by David McClister,...
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Judith Light to be honored and Lilly Singh to host at GLAAD Media Awards
Judith Light in “Transparent” (Image courtesy Amazon Prime) Actress Judith Light will be the recipient of GLAAD’s Excellence in Media Award, the LGBTQ media advocacy group announced on Tuesday. The...
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Hip-Hop’s complicated history with queer representation
I didn’t really start listening to rap until my college years. Like many queer Black children who grow up in the closet, shielded by puritanical Christianity from the beauty of a diverse world, I...
View ArticleMusical icons and newer stars to rock D.C. this spring
Bands and solo artists of all different genres are visiting D.C. this spring. Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight will team up to perform at the Wolf Trap in June, and girl in red will play at the Anthem...
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